Food Runner

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company 56

Paid Vacation & Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Hotel Discounts

Job summary

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation is seeking a team-oriented server for our Cambridge, MA location. You will deliver food and beverages with proper garnishes, ensure timely service, and greet guests with a warm, attentive approach.

The role requires standing for long periods, lifting up to 50 pounds, and collaborating with colleagues to provide exceptional guest experiences. Base pay ranges $20.00–$22.00 per hour, with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Restaurant and food service experience preferred.
• Ability to greet guests and answer questions confidently.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve food and beverages with garnishments and condiments to guests.
• Ensure all food items are served as soon as they are ready.
• Seat guests together at tables and coordinate timing.
• Respond to questions with informed answers.
• Must stand and perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Lift and carry items up to 50 pounds.

Skills

Food service

Guest interaction

Teamwork

Mobility

Job description

We’re People People. Are you? We’re Sonesta International Hotels—the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S. (and growing fast). With a dynamic mix of full-service and focused hotels across major cities, our diverse portfolio of owned, managed, and franchised properties means we’re everywhere our guests need us to be. But here’s the thing—we’re not just in the business of hotels, we’re in the business of people. We bring service with passion, loyalty with purpose, and create experiences that genuinely connect—delivering quality, value, and memorable stays across 1,000+ properties in eight countries (and counting).

What this role is all about

Responsible for ensuring that all food items are served as soon as they are ready.

What you’ll be doing

Essential Job Functions include:

• Serve food and beverages orders, with appropriate garnishments and condiments to guests.
• Responsible for making sure all food items are served as soon as they are ready.
• Each guest seated at a table should be served together - Timing is important.
• Respond to questions with informed answers.
• Must be able to stand and exert fast-paced mobility for the entire shift.
• Must have a good sense of balance, be able to lift, bend, kneel, stoop, push, pull and wipe.
• Must be able to frequently lift and carry food, beverage, and other items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
• The employee is expected to work in other areas of the hotel when needed to assist operations to perform job duties not necessarily contained in this job description.

Deliver Passionate & Engaging Service to our Guests

You will be passionate and truly engaged in taking care of our guests, recognizing individual guests, and anticipating their unique needs to exceed their expectations. You will consistently deliver our GUEST model:

• Greet or welcome everyone, warmly with a smile.
• Use eye and ear contact and the guest’s name.
• Establish/anticipate needs.
• Solve and own all requests/complaints.
• Thank everyone.
• Build a solid relationship with your Colleagues.
• Treat colleagues with respect and dignity.
• Commit.
• Be Authentic and Real.
• Communicate Openly, Honesty, and Clearly.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
• The employee is expected to work in other areas of the hotel when needed to assist operations to perform job duties not necessarily contained in this job description.

Anticipated Pay Range & Additional Job Information

$20.00 to $22.00 Base Pay offered may vary depending on various factors including but not limited to job related knowledge, skills and job specific experience/overall experience.

How we reward you

At Sonesta, we know showing up for our guests starts with showing up for our people. That means supporting your health, your financial future, and everything in between. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Match
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation & Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Company-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Educational Assistance
• Sonesta Hotel Discounts (yes, you’ll want to use these)
• Additional Perks & Employee Discounts

At Sonesta, we value our team members as individuals who enhance our guests’ experiences with their unique skills and contributions. We actively support professional growth and personal happiness in each of our employees at each of our hotels, resorts, suites, and cruise ships. We seek out people who will eagerly partner with us to improve the overall Sonesta experience for our guests, and the overall Sonesta experience for their fellow colleagues.

Equal Opportunity

Sonesta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.